Download or read book Mandolin Picking Tunes - The Joyful Gospel written by Tommy Norris and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2024-09-09 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection presents intermediate to advanced settings of 16 traditional gospel tunes arranged for solo mandolin in standard notation and tablature. With the mandolin tuned in perfect fifths and frequent drones, the harmony in these arrangements is often reminiscent of shape note singing, disarmingly followed by fluid, modern sounds. The table of contents reads like an album of greatest gospel hits with songs like Angel Band, I Am a Pilgrim, In the Sweet By and By and Walk in Jerusalem Just Like John. Will the Circle Be Unbroken and Keep on the Sunny Side round out a repertoire of joyful gospel. For ease of learning, the author has provided online recordings of each selection.